Possible now to color yolks of eggs "red, white and blue" by feeding hens different feeds. Washington, D.C., April 7. Showing exactly how the yolks of eggs are colored - "Red, white and blue" - by feeding hens different feeds. if you want a deep orange-red color include in the hen's ration ground pi

Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments of government experts. Washington, D.C., April 7. Joseph's coat of many colors may now be duplicated in the poultry laboratory where hens paint their own eggs over a range of hues from pearly white, through the various shades of br

Easter bunnies' laurels threatened. Government experts enable hens to color own eggs. Washington, D.C., April 7. An interesting experiment is in progress at the National Agricultural Center, Beltsville, Maryland, whereby hens color their own eggs over a range of hues from a pearly white through brow

After the separation of the white and the yolk the white is weighed. Yolk is shown in for foreground

The white of the egg or the albumen of the egg is sent thru a screen separating the heavy from the thin. The more heavy the better the egg

Superior chickens set. After removal from the incubator the eggs are put through the candling test by Mr. Haynes. Those infertile are given to charity while the fertile ones follow through the scientific routine with an additional ten days in the incubator, 1/19/38

George Attick, junior poultry aide, removes the hen and eggs from the trap nest. The eggs are then marked to correspond with the number on the leg band of the hen. From here on the egg is checked through until the hen or rooster is full grown, 1/19/38

. yolk is weighted and put into a jar. rest of the egg

Shepherd Haynes, chief scientific aide, then places the eggs in an automatic incubator for a period of seven days, 1/19/38